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05.18.2006
Aplix announces new cross-platform BTO (build-to-order) mobile phone software solution
New full features build-to-order operators-certified RI offerings designed for manufacturers to add/replace/swap components easily on multiple platforms
- Multi-platform, multi-vendor, full features build-to-order solution
- Maximizes value of various third party software components
- Easy to add/replace components to differentiate customer product
- Operator certified, easy to configure, fast time to market
- Available for various platforms such as Linux and BREW
TOKYO, JAPAN - May 18, 2006 -
Aplix Corporation (TSE: 3727) today announced a new full features BTO (build-to-order) mobile phone software solution that enables manufacturers to add/replace/re-use the different software components easily to differentiate their products, and to meet the different operator requirements in a timely manner.
Software integration work had been growing significantly in the face of increasing customization requirements by wireless operators. To develop many variants of handsets on multiple platforms with throughout features required by the different operators, manufacturers require a flexible operator-certified solution that allows them to "plug-in" and "plug-out" the different operator-specific software modules and swap these components easily.
The integration headache
To make this possible, along with the opening of the "Platforms Development Center" in April and the ongoing integration works with the many different middleware / component partners, Aplix is developing a RI (Reference Implementation) to meet the whole software stacks required by leading operators.
Aplix's operator-certified RI
In order to allow the different software modules to be swapped easily to fulfill different operators' requirements, Aplix aims at creating a RI for each wireless operator and make it available to various platforms so that manufacturers can realize BTO (build-to-order) to quickly build mass-customized competitive products. To start with, Aplix is now developing a RI based on Linux and another RI based on BREW®/MSM in parallel so that its customers can select each operator specific software module to their preference.
The "swappable" cross-platform RI
Aplix CEO Ryu Koriyama said, "Building on our direct work relationships with leading operators and pre-development of porting layers/glues with the different middleware/component partners, Aplix is proud to extend our product offerings from pure Java™ platform to the ENTIRE mobile phone software solution that conforms to the specifications of different operators. We hope to provide full operator certified RIs that meet manufacturers' needs in the development of high-performance mobile phones, and at the same time, increase Aplix's revenue and profit by raising the per unit income."
- About Aplix Corporation
Aplix Corporation is the global leader in deploying Java technology in mobile phones. Aplix was first established in 1986 and has been a Sun Java licensee since 1996. Aplix was publicly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Mothers) in 2003. On August 24, 2004 Aplix and the Taiwan based company iaSolution finalized the integration of the corporations.
Headquarters: Tokyo
Others offices: San Francisco, Munich, Taipei, Shanghai, Beijing, Seongnam and Seoul
For more information, please visit: www.aplixcorp.com/ and www.iasolution.net/
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